Eight engines might be an iconic look, but the B-52 Bomber didn't get outfitted with that setup for aesthetics. Here's why it ...

The B-52J Bomber Upgrade By 2035, the last of the fleet of B-52H Stratofortress bombers are scheduled to be re-engined as part of a major fleet upgrade, which will turn them into B-52Js.

Fundamentally, though, the B-52 concept still works. The eight-engined Stratofortress was designed to haul heavy bomb payloads long distances, and in that simple, straightforward respect, the B-52 ...

The U.S. Air Force said that wind tunnel testing that finished in early June validated inlet redesign of the Rolls-Royce F130 engine for the U.S. Air Force’s Commercial Engine Replacement […] ...